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Re:The Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download Ne... by nicolaslem on Monday November 06, 2023 @12:43PM (#38165861)
I mostly love updates of FOSS software, each time it feels like receiving a tiny gift from a developer somewhere in another corner of the world. I run Arch so I get multiple gifts each day.

On the other hand, I mostly dislike updates of proprietary apps. They tend to be much larger in size (I'm on a metered connection) and usually don't have my best interest in mind.

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Re:The Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download Ne... by unintendedcons on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:23PM (#38166525)
Bingo
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Re:The Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download Ne... by JohnFen on Monday November 06, 2023 @03:46PM (#38168735)
It's true... before software was continually updated, a software update (aside from small security/bug fixes) was something people got excited about and anticipated for good reason. Now, they're things people tend to dread.

A lot of (but absolutely not all) FOSS software still comes with that sense of excitement for updates rather than fear.

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Re:The Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download Ne... by m463 on Monday November 06, 2023 @07:41PM (#38171496)
Every once in a while arch updates break... but I've learned if arch-keyring is part of it, quit, apply that manually, then do the full update.
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